Utah Sweetvetch
Hedysarum boreale Nutt. - Pea familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 24 inches
Plant Type: Forb/herb
Root Depth: 16 inches
Growth Form: Single Crown
Growth Rate: Moderate
Features
Flower Color: Red
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: High
Flood Tolerance: None
Fire Tolerance: High
Salt Tolerance: Low
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Utah Sweetvetch: Biston betularia cognataria, Coleophora accordella, Colias alexandra alexandra, Colias alexandra christina, Colias hecla, Glaucopsyche lygdamus, Lycaeides melissa, Platynota nigrocervina
Native Range
- USA: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming
- CAN: Newfoundland, Nunavut, Yukon
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.